{"id":130860,"date":"2024-11-28T01:35:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T18:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130860"},"modified":"2024-11-28T01:35:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T18:35:46","slug":"bomb-threats-made-against-trump-cabinet-nominees-fbi-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130860","title":{"rendered":"Bomb threats made against Trump cabinet nominees, FBI says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Several of Donald Trump\u2019s cabinet nominees and appointees for his incoming administration have been targeted by bomb threats, the FBI says.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It said it was aware of &#8220;numerous bomb threats&#8221; as well as &#8220;swatting incidents&#8221;,  in which prank calls are made to attract a police response to the target&#8217;s home.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">New York Republican Elise Stefanik, who Trump has named to be the US ambassador to the United Nations, said her family home was targeted by a bomb threat.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Police are investigating the incidents, which happened on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Karoline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for Trump&#8217;s transition team, said several people had been targeted and &#8220;law enforcement acted quickly to ensure&#8221; their safety.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Neither Leavitt or the FBI identified any of the targets by name.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But Stefanik\u2019s office said the congresswoman was informed of the bomb threat while she was driving with her husband and three-year-old son from Washington to New York for Thanksgiving.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Separately, New York police told the BBC&#8217;s US partner CBS that the home of Trump&#8217;s nominee for commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, was also threatened.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lee Zeldin, who Trump has nominated to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, also confirmed he was targeted, saying that a pipe bomb sent to his home with a \u201cpro-Palestinian themed message\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;My family and I were not home at the time and are safe,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We are thankful for the swift actions taken by local officers.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Florida Republican Matt Gaetz, who recently dropped out of the running to become US attorney general, was also targeted.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The sheriff&#8217;s office in Florida&#8217;s Okaloosa County confirmed that the bomb threat targeted an address in the town of Niceville in which Gaetz used to live. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">One of Gaetz&#8217;s family members currently lives there.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The home&#8217;s mailbox was cleared and no devices were located. 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